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The Conditions of Movement: a Discussion of Academic Mobility between Two Early Career Scholars
Author(s) -
Gopaul Bryan,
Pifer Meghan J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
higher education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.976
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1468-2273
pISSN - 0951-5224
DOI - 10.1111/hequ.12092
Subject(s) - articulation (sociology) , perspective (graphical) , academic mobility , sociology , narrative , dynamics (music) , work (physics) , movement (music) , qualitative research , career development , higher education , pedagogy , public relations , political science , social science , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science , law , engineering , aesthetics
Academic mobility is an increasingly crucial topic to the current and future dynamics of doctoral study and the professoriate. Much of the research has focused on US, UK and European contexts. This research explores academic mobility and the manifold issues that arise between the jurisdictions of Canada and the US, in ways that parallel and diversify previous research based on various understandings of mobility. The qualitative perspective is grounded in a reflective narrative approach that enables exploration of powerful themes. The findings indicate that there are costs, tensions and benefits to academic mobility that serve to emphasise specific personal and professional elements to the pursuit of academic life that need explicit articulation. These findings encourage additional scholarly and practical attention to the changing nature of doctoral study and of academic work and life across jurisdictions.